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Above and beyond

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Dar mas de lo requerido

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Long term sustainable

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sostenible a largo plazo

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Is that so?

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Es eso asi?

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I told you so

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Te lo dije

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So it goes

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Asi son las cosas

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Future self

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Futuro yo

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No worth it

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No vale la pena

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Not over night

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No es de la noche a la mañana

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As far as I know

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Hasta donde yo se

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Have we met?

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Long story short

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Hacer una historia corta

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Kiss and make up

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Borron y cuenta nueva

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No wonder

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No me extraña

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It’s no wonder

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no es de extrañar

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Pros and cons

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Pro y contras

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Stick to it

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Persistir

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When it comes to

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Cuando se trata de

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As to/As for

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En cuanto a

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On behalf of

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En nombre de

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But for

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Si no fuera por

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21
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Would you be so kind as to

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Serias tan amable como para

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On the due course

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En su debido momento

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23
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Hit me up

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Ponte en contacto conmigo

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Catch up

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Ponernos al dia

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Let’s get down to business

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Vayamos directo al grano

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To live on a budget

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Vivir al dia

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I’ll be right back

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Regreso ahora mismo

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Never ever

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Nunca jamas

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29
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Being mindful

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Ser conciente

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30
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It all started when

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Todo comenzo cuando

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31
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Do business

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Hacer negocio

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32
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Do harm

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Hacer daño

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33
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Shape up

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Ponte las pilas

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34
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Take action regarding to

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Tomar accion en cuanto a

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35
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Turn a blind eye

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Hacerse el loco

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36
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Safe and sound

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Sano y salvo

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37
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So long as

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Siempre y cuando

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38
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So far so good?

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Hasta ahora todo bien?

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39
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As long as

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Mientras

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In the meantime/meantime

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Mientras tanto

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41
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In the meantime/meantime

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Mientras tanto

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42
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Just in case

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Por si acaso

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43
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Whose task it is

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De quien es esta tarea

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44
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Just a heads up

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Solo un aviso

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45
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At the end what matter most is

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Al final lo que mas importa

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46
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It puts and end to craving

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Esto acaba los antojos

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47
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Despite it being a Tuesday

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A pesar de ser un martes

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48
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There is no way

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No hay manera

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49
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From the inside out

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De adentro hacia afuera

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From the outside in

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De afuera hacia adentro

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51
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A low-key person

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Una persona bajo perfil

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52
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It’s only right

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Es lo debido/correcto

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53
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Here you are

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Aqui estas

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54
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Here we go

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Ahi vamos

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55
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Household chores

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Oficios de la casa

56
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Take for granted

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Darlo por hecho

57
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Ins and outs

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Detalles de algo

58
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Leave it there

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Dejalo hasta ahi

59
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Behind schedule

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Retrasado

60
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Its a shame/puty to/that( verb infinitive/noun)

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Es una lastima

61
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Fewer than(countable)

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Poco mas

62
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Little more(uncountable)

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Poco mas

63
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How come?

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como es que?(Ex: como es que ella no puede llegar aqui?= how come can not she get here? Es un superlativo de Why)

64
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Get/Go to waste

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Que se desperdicie

65
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On the safe side

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Sobreseguro

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On the bright side

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Por el lado bueno

67
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It’ll be on me

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Estara de mi parte

68
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On impulse

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Por impulso

69
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Top of the range

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Maxima calidad

70
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Sooner than later

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Mas temprano que tarde

71
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Make aware

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Hacer conciente

72
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It’s a nonsense

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Es una tontería

73
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Better late than never

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Mas vale tarde que nunca

74
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Shall?

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  • Si quieres?/Quisieras? ( Shall we meet at 3pm? = quidieras que nos encontremos a las 3pm?
  • Shall I tell her?= quisieras que yo le diga?(Ex: Shall I tell her you can come?)
  • Shall he tell me?= quisieras que el me diga?
75
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How dare you?

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Como te atreves?

76
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And as well as that

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Y ademas de eso

77
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What’s more

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Lo que es mas

78
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Better off

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Mejor sin

79
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Other than

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Ademas de

80
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Hardly ever/almosr never

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Casi nunca

81
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From top to bottom

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De principio a fin

82
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As you may know

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Como puedes saber

83
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Comes down to

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se trata de(Ex: It comes down to deciding=se trata de decidir) (Ex: It comes down to us deciding= se trata de nosotros decidir)

84
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  • Hit on (somebody)
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echándole los perros (a alguien)

85
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  • Had better
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mas vale que/sera mejor que(he’d better be prepared=mas vale que el este preparado)

86
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Hard to get into

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dificil acceso/digicil para llegar

87
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Right next door

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Justo al lado

88
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What is going to be like?

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como sera?

89
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Meant to be

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Destinado a ser

90
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Felt as though

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senti como si(Ex: I feel /felt as though I was losing a friend)

91
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Get updated a lot

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se actualiza a cada rato

92
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Where are you off to?

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para donde vas saliendo

93
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Where are you off to?

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para donde vas saliendo

94
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Become friend

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Me hice amigo

95
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Foster parents

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Padres adoptivos

96
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Behind my back

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sin mi permiso/ a mis espaldas

97
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at all times

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En todo momento

98
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it doesn’t even think about

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ni se te ocurra(Ex: it doesn’t even think about eating this=ni se te ocurra comer esto)

99
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Try some! It’s just come out of the oven

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prueba algo! Acaba de salir del horno

100
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Don’t pack it too full

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no lo llenes mucho

101
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Could I get back to you about ….?

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Podria comunicarme contigo luego acerca de ……?

102
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Don’t be a stranger!

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No te pierdas

103
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seemingly obvius

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Aparentemente obvio

104
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The latter of which

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El ultimo de los cuales

105
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Perhaps most of all

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Quizas mas que todo

106
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Other than/Apart from

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Aparte de

107
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(Pronoun+be+due to)
-I’m due to get a raise next week
-The train is due to arrive at Main Central

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Esta estructura se usa para cosas que se esperan que pase en cierto tiempo
-Yo debo obtener un aumento la semana próxima
-El tren debe arrivar al terminal central

108
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I lost track of time

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Perdi la nocion del tiempo

109
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Don’t get me started on

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No me dejes hablar de

110
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So rather than

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En lugar de

111
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On top of things(Ex: You are not on top of things)

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Al tanto de las cosas( Ej: Tu no estas al tanto de las cosas)

112
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To top it off

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Para colmo/para rematar

113
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to make matters worse

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para colmo de males

114
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It has come our attention that

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Ha llamado nuestra atencion que

115
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Sticking out of

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Sobresaliendo

116
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Just about all(Ex: I like just about all my classmates)

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Casi todos( Me gustan casi todos mis compañeros de clases)

117
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In addition to this

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Ademas de esto

118
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For one thing

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Por un lado

119
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On the one hand

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Por un ladi

120
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If it did

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Si asi fuera

121
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If it did

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Si asi fuera

122
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If that were so

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Si eso fuera asi

123
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I agree with you up to point

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Estoy de acuerdo contigo hasta cierto punto

124
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I can see where are you coming from

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Puedo entender lo que quieres decir

125
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To my mind

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En mi opinion

126
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It would suggest that

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Sugeriria que

127
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I have concerned about

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Yo estoy preocupado acerca de

128
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That would also mean

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Eso también significaría

129
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With hindsight

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En retrospectiva

130
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What a relief!

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Que alivio!

131
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I’m glad it all worked out

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Me alegra que todo salio bien

132
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A load off of my mind

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Me quitastes un peso de encima

133
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From time to time/Every now and then/ Off and on

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De vez en cuando

134
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Raise awareness

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Hacer conciencia/concientizar

135
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Ever since/Since then

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